major scale
31Major second — See also: Minor second and Diminished third major second Inverse minor seventh Name Other names whole tone, whole step Abbreviation M2 …
32major key — noun a key whose harmony is based on the major scale • Syn: ↑major mode • Hypernyms: ↑key, ↑tonality * * * noun : a musical key or tonality in the major mode * * * Music. a key whose essential harmony is based on the major scale. Also called… …
33major — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English maiour, from Latin major, comparative of magnus great, large more at much Date: 15th century 1. greater in dignity, rank, importance, or interest < one of the major poets > 2. greater in number, quantity, or …
34major — adjective 1》 important, serious, or significant. ↘greater or more important; main. 2》 Music (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees. Contrasted with minor. ↘(of an interval) …
35major mode — noun a key whose harmony is based on the major scale • Syn: ↑major key • Hypernyms: ↑key, ↑tonality * * * Music. 1. See major scale. 2. See major key …
36scale of C major — noun (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats • Syn: ↑C major, ↑C major scale • Topics: ↑music • Hypernyms: ↑major scale, ↑major diatonic scale …
37major — ma•jor [[t]ˈmeɪ dʒər[/t]] n. 1) mil a commissioned military officer ranking below a lieutenant colonel and above a captain 2) one of superior rank, ability, or power in a specified class 3) edu a) field of study in which a student specializes b)… …
38major diatonic scale — noun a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th • Syn: ↑major scale • Hypernyms: ↑mode, ↑musical mode • Hyponyms: ↑C major, ↑C major scale, ↑ …
39Major (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Sport 2 Music 3 People 4 Places …
40Major — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 important, large, serious, significant (a major road; a major war; the major consideration must be their health). 2 (of an operation) serious or life threatening. 3 Mus. a (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between… …
